Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD

4.9 with 313 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD

4.9 with 313 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Karakousis is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Karakousis

Recognized by America's Top Doctors for 2017

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2018 - 2021

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Karakousis is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Surgery, 2008

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Primary Location

Penn Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery Perelman 3rd Floor

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Abramson Cancer Center, West Pavilion, 3rd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Wagner P, Levine EA, Kim AC, Shen P, Fleming ND, Westin SN, Berry LK, Karakousis GC, Tanyi JL, Olson MT, Madajewski B, Ostrander B, Krishnan K, Balch CM, Bartlett DL: Detection of residual peritoneal metastases following cytoreductive surgery using pegsitacianine, a pH-sensitive imaging agent: Final results from a phase II study Annals of Surgical Oncology : 2024 (Epub).

Tortorello GN, Li EH, Sharon CE, Shafique N, Chu EY, Ming ME, Karakousis GC: Pathologic characteristics and clinical outcomes of primary dermal melanoma Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology : 2024 (Epub).

Vargas GM, Shafique N, Xu X, Karakousis G: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes as a prognostic and predictive factor for melanoma Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics : 2024 (Epub).

Sharon CE, Karakousis GC: Neoadjuvant therapy for resectable melanoma Clinical & Experimental Metastasis : 2024 (Epub).

Maker AV, Karakousis G: Educating cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs): Are they the student or the teacher? Annals of Surgical Oncology 31 (4): 2181-2182,2024.

Straker RJ 3rd, El Jack AK, Karakousis GC, Sharon CE, Ahmad NA, DeMatteo RP, Roses RE: Clinical features can distinguish gastrointestinal stromal tumor from other subepithelial gastric tumors Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 28 (3): 276-278,2024.

Miura J, Sabharwal S, Ghert M, Karakousis G, Roland CL: Great debate: Systematic re-resection after macroscopic complete unplanned excision of soft tissue sarcoma Annals of Surgical Oncology 31 (3): 2047-2050,2024.

Ma KL, Sharon CE, Tortorello GN, Keele L, Lukens JN, Karakousis GC, Miura JT: Delayed time to radiation and overall survival in Merkel cell carcinoma Journal of Surgical Oncology 128 (8): 1385-1393,2023.

Sharon CE, Karakousis GC: Educational Review: Neoadjuvant approaches to melanoma Annals of Surgical Oncology 29 (13): 8492-8500,2023.

Rose MA, Miura J, Sharon C, Ermer JP, Karakousis G, Wachtel H: Current patterns of treatment and outcomes in advanced melanoma at a single institution Journal of Surgical Oncology 291 : 25-33,2023.

Academic Contact Information

Division of Endocrine & Oncologic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St., 4 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-2083
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Board of Surgery Board Examiner, National
American College of Surgeons (ACS), National
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Education Committee: Melanoma/Skin Cancers, National
Association for Academic Surgery, National
Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) Board Examiner (through American Board of Surgery) for Certifying Exam, National
Consultant for the General Surgery Certifying Exam, Skin & Soft Tissue Committee, American Board of Surgery, National
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, National
Halsted Society, Audit Committee, National
Halsted Society, National
National Comprehensive Cancer Network Panel (Melanoma), National
Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Local
Scientific Advisory Board, Melanoma International Foundation, National
Sentinel Lymph Node Working Group, National
Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Appropriate Use Committee Expert Panel for Lymphoscintigraphy, National
Society of Surgical Oncology, National
Society of University Surgeons, National
Surgical Biology Club II, National